[Electronics-talk] TV with Easily accessible Audio Describedprogramming.

[Brent Harding]

I think my buddy found an off-brand of TV at sears that has the button. The 
button might be called MTS, but if one had anything but an antenna or analog 
cable, that button will likely not do anything.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] TV with Easily accessible Audio 
Describedprogramming.


>
> This seems to be the Holy Grail of home electronic devices for blind 
> consumers like us.  I have yet to find a flat panel LcD or plasma TV that 
> has a dedicated button on the remote control for turning the SAP channel 
> on and off.  They all require navigating through a bunch of onscreen menus 
> to accomplish this, which, of course, requires sighted help.  And if you 
> have cable or satellite TV like most of us, it doesn't matter whether the 
> TV itself has an easy way to turn SAP on and off because the SAP channel 
> is sent by the provider and controlled by the set-top box, which, again 
> requires sighted help to navigate its onscreen menus.  The idea that 
> accessible set-top boxes and TV's are coming soon thanks to FCC rules 
> adopted a few years ago is sheer fantasy.  It just ain't gonna happen. 
> When I ask the customer service reps at Time Warner Cable when they will 
> have a blind accessible cable box available, they just start muttering 
> huh,and what's that.  So if accessible boxes ever become available , 
> nobody at the cable companies will be aware of them anyway.  Such are the 
> travails of being a blind consumer in the 21st century.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Cassell" <ApolloSeven at Earthlink.net>
> To: <Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 12:47 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] TV with Easily accessible Audio 
> Describedprogramming.
>
>
>>I am looking for a new TV.  It must have a very easily accessible SAP 
>>(second audio program) feature for being able to easily access audio 
>>described programming.
>>
>> Does such a thing exist?  If so, what is it, and where can I buy it?
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can provide!
>>
>> -- George
>>
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